Friday, October 6, 2000

Nepal

Nepal


06-Oct-2000 thru 21-Nov-2000



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Nepal is a small hindu kingdom located high in the Himalayas sandwiched between Tibet and India.

Our thoughts on Nepal:

MAGICAL!!!! Great scenery, good food and a facinating culture topped up with low costs.

Hello to all of our freinds, old and new we met in Nepal:

Gopi and Pemba, Ken, Nick, Laurie and Peggy, Fanny and Jiny, Isabella and Mathias, Sara and Melissa, Dean, Jonathan and Lynda, Barbara and Aruna, Helena and Sarah, Sandy and Susan, Margie, Alex, Cliff and Anna, Jan and Caroline, Roger and Liz, Phil, Duncan and Kate, Richard, Mike, and appologies to anyone we missed!


Nepali customs form : Nepalese Imigration requires a visa from almost anyone

Nepali customs form

Nepalese Imigration requires a visa from almost anyone


Star Lager label : Nepali beer includes: Star, Tiger (different from Singapore), Kingfisher, San Miguel and Tuborg and cost between 88-180NPR for a .5l bottle depending on how long a porter had to carry it on thier back!

Star Lager label

Nepali beer includes: Star, Tiger (different from Singapore), Kingfisher, San Miguel and Tuborg and cost between 88-180NPR for a .5l bottle depending on how long a porter had to carry it on thier back!


Parag Gutkha Nepali Chewing Tobacco : The locals chew an amazing variety of tobacco, usually flavored somewhat or including bits of betelnut. It comes in small foil packages

Parag Gutkha Nepali Chewing Tobacco

The locals chew an amazing variety of tobacco, usually flavored somewhat or including bits of betelnut. It comes in small foil packages


Nepali Visa : Nepalese Imigration required a visa from almost everyone

Nepali Visa

Nepalese Imigration required a visa from almost everyone


Nepali money :  Nepali Rupees \ At the time of our travel, .00US = ~72NPR \ Notes come in 1000, 500, 100, 50, 25, 20, 10, 5 ,2 , and 1 Ruppee  denominations and coins in 5, 2, and 1 Ruppees.

Nepali money

Nepali Rupees
At the time of our travel, .00US = ~72NPR
Notes come in 1000, 500, 100, 50, 25, 20, 10, 5 ,2 , and 1 Ruppee denominations and coins in 5, 2, and 1 Ruppees.


Nepali electric outlet : 220V European style 2 round prong outlet; usually mounted landscape

Nepali electric outlet

220V European style 2 round prong outlet; usually mounted landscape


Patch for my backpack : The Nepali flag is one of the rare ones that is not rectangular in shape

Patch for my backpack

The Nepali flag is one of the rare ones that is not rectangular in shape

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hello I saw your lovely description and images from your travel to Nepal which helped me a lot. I am going to Nepal and wonder how do you manage to get money at an ATM? Are they in english or in nepali? And the paper money seems really difficult to understand the amount it represents? How did you manage? Thank a lot! All the best.

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